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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
American Politician
Born: Jan 11, 1755
Died: Jul 12, 1804
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A promise must never be broken. Alexander Hamilton
Broken Promise Must Never
There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism. Alexander Hamilton
Patriotism Noise Worth Men Country Every Mistaken Pass Current Often Impudence Interested Popular Seasons
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Alexander Hamilton
Veterans Day Nature Liberty Enthusiasm Rise Above Human Nature Heroism Rise Above Makes Itself Bravery Human Certain Acts
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. Alexander Hamilton
Men Oppose Those Had Merely Because Been May Often Dislike Agency Planned Planning Whom Thing
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. Alexander Hamilton
Mistake Nervous Adjusted Well Without Makes Person Same Getting Who Twice
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments. Alexander Hamilton
Democracy Liberty Despotism Extremes Neither Real Governments Moderate Found
The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Alexander Hamilton
Master Nation Danger Disgrace Which Prefer Prepared Deserves
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint. Alexander Hamilton
Government Man Justice Will Constraint Instituted Because Without Passions Been Dictates Conform Reason Why
Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government. Alexander Hamilton
Government You Rights Strong Will Neutrality Unless Respectable Must Invade Observe Maintain Foreigners Tranquillity Your Even
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man. Alexander Hamilton
Work Man See Imperfect Perfect Perfect Man Never Never Expect Expect
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself. Alexander Hamilton
Government Great You Men First Control Difficulty Framing Must Lies Oblige Over Enable Governed Itself Place Which Next
The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right. Alexander Hamilton
God People Judge Changing Has-Been Determine Voice Fact Seldom Generally True Said However Been Maxim Quoted Turbulent Believed Right
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power. Alexander Hamilton
Nature Rights Old Power Human Nature Sunbeam Records Sacred Obscured Never Divinity Volume Written Mortal Erased Hand Itself Human Mankind Whole Among
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased. Alexander Hamilton
Nature Rights Old Human Nature Sunbeam Records Sacred Never Divinity Volume Written Erased Hand Itself Human Mankind Whole Among
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint. Alexander Hamilton
Government Justice Will Men Constraint Instituted Because Without Passions Been Dictates Conform Reason Why
The inquiry constantly is what will please, not what will benefit the people. In such a government there can be nothing but temporary expedient, fickleness, and folly. Alexander Hamilton
Government People Will Nothing Benefit Please Inquiry Constantly Temporary Folly Expedient
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. Alexander Hamilton
Men Once Drawn Observe Bounds Passions Moderation Sword
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates. Alexander Hamilton
Love Time Director Liberty Safety Will National Way Danger Give Ardent Powerful Most Most Powerful Conduct Dictates After Even External
The honor of a nation is its life. Alexander Hamilton
Life Honor Nation
To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection. Alexander Hamilton
Rights People Protection Citizen National Everywhere General Purposes Individual Been Privileges Same Each Each Individual Enjoying
Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things. Alexander Hamilton
Change Consist Possible Must Constitutions General Only Calculate Permanent Provisions Cannot Should Reason Things Necessarily
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. Alexander Hamilton
Passion Men Animals Rather Part Most Governed Than Impulse Reasonable Reasoning
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent. Alexander Hamilton
You Steal Taken Advantage Without Affections Sensibility Should Consent

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